>Jamie,
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>Thanks for the suggestion. I am working in the form designer and issuing DO FORM, vs. using a form object. I had thought about using a form object, but don't really want to write all the code to add controls when I already have them on a form in the designer. (ok, call me lazy).
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>I may ultimately go that way, but first I want to model in the designer. Thanks for the help.
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>Joe

Once you finished developing form in designer, you may save it as a class (Menu File\Save as class).